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Leasing equipment is a modern option that works well for many businesses, as few have loads of spare lump sums of cash. Look at leasing computer equipment from a company like Hardsoft. Here, the range of options includes a pure rental scheme, where you pay a fixed monthly price for your computer for three years, then hand it back – or buy at the end if you would prefer. A flexi-lease gives more choices for changing your kit: send it back, or continue with the plan during the three years, then you will own it at the end for a tiny payment. There’s a three-year warranty and loan computer to keep you working if your device ever needs repairing. It’s a modern way of managing cash flow and making sure you always have functioning computers for your work. More information apple.com colorconfidence.com eu.aoc.com lg.com holdan.co.uk westerndigital.com lacie.com samsung.com hardsoftcomputers.co.uk CLEVERWAYS TO OWN A NEWMAC
“A single cable connects to theMac, then feel free to plug in yourmonitors, Thunderbolt devices, USB peripherals and an Ethernet cable”
VR workflows, with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 configurations. Although the unit is a great desktop RAID, it has a rugged build and top carrying handle, so it can be taken on location and used to ingest, or even edit, from out and about – as long as you have mains power. You can even buy a dedicated carrying case for it. Accessories Mac Studio comes with several Thunderbolt sockets, but you may want even more. Sonnet’s Echo 11 is a universal Thunderbolt 4 docking station, with four Thunderbolt 4 ports and 8K display support. A single cable connects to the Mac, then feel free to plug in your monitors, Thunderbolt devices, USB peripherals and an Ethernet cable. The Echo 11 will even juice your laptop with up to 90W of charging power and features 11 ports. You can connect up to two 5K displays.
unit has USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard with 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s write speeds. It’s approximately twice as fast as its predecessor, the T5. If you are splashing out on a Mac Studio and screens, then why not go for Sandisk Professional’s G-RAID Shuttle 8, which comes in 48TB, 96TB and 144TB versions? We have tested the £6389/$7300 96TB unit, which is home to eight 12TB Ultrastar Enterprise-class 7200rpm HDD drives. These cost around £500/$491 each. The drives are housed in a portable eight-bay hardware RAID, with Thunderbolt 3 connectors for superfast 40Gbps transfers and a USB-C socket for up to 10Gbps. The drives themselves are the limiting factor for speed, and have transfer rates up to 1900MB/s read and 2000MB/s write. The HDDs are quick enough to allow backups, fast access to files and real-time video editing. It supports multi-stream 4K, 8K and
STATION TO STATION The Sonnet Echo 11 adds Thunderbolt and USB ports, to plug in lots of accessories
DRIVE TIME From fast SSDs like these Samsungs (below left) to a massive G-RAID (below right), Thunderbolt or USB-C is the way forward
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